Experts have warned about the human-initiated threat of climate change for years. In the last few years, that message has been received by more people. Recent extreme climate events have also added immediacy and newsworthiness to the cause. As Eco-Business noted in a report, transitioning to a low carbon economy is gaining momentum in Southeast […]

Renewable energy capacity will increase by two terawatts in the Asia Pacific region over the next decade, driven by population growth, strong economic performance, and significant market potential. Southeast Asia will play an important role in this growth, with the region’s electricity demand expected to double by 2040, twice the global average rate.

Urban Renewables will support Singapore’s journey in becoming a more sustainable and climate-resilient city through developing and investing in innovative energy solutions.

Vietnam will find it hard to mobilize foreign funding for coal-fired electricity plants because many nations have vowed-up to step up environmental protection.

Svay Rieng, a town in south-eastern Cambodia, is both a gateway to Vietnam and for more than a decade now a hotbed of Cambodian industrial development. But a lack of compliance with environmental and labour regulations has raised tensions with local communities.

Japan and Thailand agreed on Thursday to launch a new energy policy dialogue and implement joint projects to promote decarbonization, Japan’s industry ministry said, as the two countries aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Japanese energy company Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) has signed up with JGC Corporation (JGC) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) to explore the viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in Malaysia.

The cooperation framework will be agreed during an extraordinary meeting between Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and ASEAN’s energy ministers, a METI source told S&P Global Platts.

Japan plans to build a hydrogen supply network that includes Australia and Brunei as it aims to import 300,000 tons of the fuel a year by around 2030.

Japanese energy company JERA is to work with Philippines-based power group Aboitiz Power Corporation (Aboitiz) to explore power projects that utilise ‘new generation’ technologies including liquefied natural gas (LNG)-to-power schemes.